Senior Backend Engineer

About us:

Step into the world of Modak, where fintech meets fun and kids are empowered to conquer the world of finance like never before!

Located at the heart of innovation in the US, Modak isn't just a platform—it's a movement. We're on a mission to redefine financial education for kids, blending the latest in fintech wizardry with the excitement of gamification and the warmth of community spirit. 🚀

Imagine a world where every child is equipped with the tools and knowledge to navigate the complexities of money with ease and confidence. That's our vision, and we're making it a reality with our cutting-edge Visa debit card, interactive fintech app, and a treasure trove of educational resources designed to make learning about money management as thrilling as a rollercoaster ride.

And for parents, Modak is the ultimate peace of mind. With our platform, you can effortlessly oversee your child's financial journey, assign chores, send allowances, and so much more—all while fostering a healthy relationship with money that lasts a lifetime.

But what truly sets us apart? It's our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation. Despite the challenges of the market, Modak has secured $19 million USD in funding, thanks to the backing of industry giants like Notable Capital, Nazca, Monashees, One VC, Maya Capital, and a league of 30+ visionary angel investors and venture capitalists across the globe.

Join us at Modak and be part of the revolution! Together, let's empower the next generation to soar to new heights of financial literacy, independence, and success!

Responsibilities and qualifications:

We want to highlight that not everybody has all the skills that match a job description. None of us did! We value diverse experiences and while having the desired qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. Every qualified applicant will be considered within the employment process. We strive for a diverse, inclusive workplace environment. Here's more about our team's thinking on this topic.

Responsibilities

• Build new API services that support the product vision.
• Support the architecture design and implementation for the medium/long term vision.
• Evaluate and integrate new providers working with third-party APIs and partners.
• Proactively working with product, UX, GTM teams.
• Proactively suggest improvements on the internal services based on data that positively impact our customers and business.
• Help teammates by mentoring, guiding, and positively influencing them.
• Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth.

Qualifications

• Solid experience working with highly scalable large distributed systems, relational and/or document databases, data pipeline systems, and frameworks to build high-performance RESTful web services.
• Experience developing systems that handle sensitive information using encryption and signature verification, and that are PCI DSS compliance
• Knowledge of banking concepts like reconciliation, ACH transactions, double-entry accounting, etc
• Experience developing or integrating issuer processors and other banking infrastructure components.
• Very deep knowledge in at least one backend programming language in which one can be called an expert (Golang, Java, Python, Net).
• Very well versed on what makes a good REST API.
• Experience designing, building and supporting critical user-facing systems.
• Excellent experience writing automated tests on any level (unit, integration, e2e, chaos, etc).
• Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills. Work with your team towards common goals.
• A healthy ability to handle and resolve conflict - have the ability to listen, present, and question effectively.
• Knowledge of processes and engineering best practices in all phases of the software development process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - confident in writing down and presenting their designs and decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Comfortable providing and receiving feedback in an Agile environment.
• Strong customer advocate and creative problem solver.